Where does “pʾs” come from?

pʾs (Middle Persian) comes from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-tro-, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

pʾs (Middle Persian): guard, watch

Definitions

  1. guard, watch

Ancestry of “pʾs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-tro-guarder, protecter, keeper; guarder, protector,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

Words derived from “pʾs”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂-tro- →